Potatoes belong to the genus Panicum in Solanaceae. The stems on the ground are rhombic and hairy. Genetically modified potatoes: smooth surface. The leaves of potato are single leaves at birth, and gradually grow into odd-numbered and unequal-length pinnate compound leaves, ranging in size from ellipse to rectangle. The corymb grows at the top, and the flowers are white or blue-purple; Fruit is a berry; Tubers oblate or spherical, glabrous or puberulent.
Potato skin is white, reddish or purple; Potato meat has white, light yellow, yellow and other colors. Flowers bloom in summer. Potatoes are named after their resemblance to bells. Potatoes are also called Potatoes, and the English name is potato. Potatoes originated in tropical mountainous areas of America, spread to India in the16th century, and then to China, and are now widely planted in temperate regions of the world.
Potatoes like cold, cool and dry climate and have strong adaptability. Suitable for loose and fertile sandy soil, with short growth cycle and high yield. Because seed propagation will lead to character separation, the most common propagation mode of potato is asexual tuber propagation. Potatoes are sweet and flat. Meridian of stomach and large intestine. Has effects in invigorating qi, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, removing toxic substances, and relieving swelling.
Blue-skinned or germinated potatoes are not edible because they contain excessive solanine and are toxic. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that potatoes can treat spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and shortness of breath and fatigue after illness. Potato tuber contains a variety of vitamins and inorganic salts, which can prevent scurvy and stimulate hematopoietic function.
The origin of the name
This kind of potato is named for its resemblance to a bell. This name was first seen in Food Records of Songxi County during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Potatoes are called in northeast and Hebei of China, yam eggs in north China, potatoes in northwest and two lakes, potato or potato in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, potato in Guangdong, potato in eastern Guangdong, potato in eastern Fujian and potato in northwest Hubei.
English potatoes come from Spanish potatoes. According to the Royal Spanish Academy, this Spanish word is a mixture of Teino batata (sweet potato) and Quechua papa (potato). In Latin America, the word potato is used in Spanish.